Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Scottish Premiership clash between Kilmarnock and Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible .... Rangers - Kilmarnock Live - Scottish Premiership Among 200 different groups have registered an interest in the club, but Tuchel claims he will try and maintain the culture that currently exists at Chelsea, no matter who succeeds Abramovich as owner. England, [are] always right in there, obviously the Super League they're starting to get way more internationals, said the former Ballon d'Or winner. Put it this way, if you googled Euro 2020 before the tournament took place last summer you would have been greeted with articles like “XX players who will light up Euro 2020” or “XX players at Euro 2020 who your club could sign”. Do it for AFCON? “XX players who will be missing for your club during AFCON and what games they will miss.” This is despite the fact that there will be some very exciting players (young and old) playing in the upcoming tournament. For crying out loud, a week or so before Christmas articles were doing the rounds about fans of certain clubs celebrating on Twitter at reports the tournament might be cancelled. La Liga: Sevilla narrow gap to RealSevilla closed the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid to three points with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Elche. Roy Keane branding him a ‘disgrace’ was over the top, and was not well received by Maguire’s family members, but the United captain can have no issue with measured criticism of his displays this season.  Chelsea have shown a remarkable ability to defy the game's natural laws, thriving amid what the outside world deemed as chaos, buffeted by the sort of turbulence usually associated with crisis. That victory saw Thomas Tuchel's side remain unbeaten to go top of the Premier League and were seemingly uncatchable for Spurs. Pedri has made it clear he intends to honour the contract extension he signed at Camp Nou in October, adding: Man Utd, Man City or PSG are interested in signing me? I'm happy to stay at Barca, it's my dream. “Preliminary tests carried out at INSA, strongly suggest that all 13 cases associated with players of Belenenses SAD are linked to the variant of concern Omicron,” the institute said in a statement sent to Portuguese media. The coaches and players have spoken of learning from the experience of the play-offs and not wanting to leave it to chance this time and I think they have backed that up on the pitch. The restrictions mean anyone coming from the UK needs to provide a negative Covid test and quarantine for 10 days, regardless of vaccination status. Whoever comes in to the role of interim manager, they will be expected to work with the existing coaching and support staff. Salah is six goals away from breaking the record for the most Champions League goals for one English club, but Klopp would not confirm whether the 29-year-old would feature in Italy. In the only other second tier fixture, Middlesbrough beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 at the Riverside Stadium. Allan is our number one and has saved us many times, said van Bronckhorst. There were no discussions around taking him out of my team. In a tenuous link, Andi Thomas provides a threat tomorrow: he is here and will have been the author of the Warm-Up. The primary penalty takers have been listed, and we've provided their deputy penalty takers should the first choice be unavailable to step up. Bruce Buck is set to remain as Chelsea chairman as part of a prospective new-look board. A consortium led by LA Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly has The hosts had not trailed at Tynecastle for a single minute in the league but now had a two-goal deficit to contend, and struggled to find a way through a Rangers side now content to remain compact. You're obviously going to miss a player who plays nine times out of 10. Ilias is normally in the team and with his goals and assists he's a very talented boy. And the way they’ve integrated with the academy players is utterly bizarre. Chelsea watched Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham either shine or show promise and decided to buy Pulisic, Barkley, Ziyech, Werner, Lukaku and Kai Havertz. West Ham beat Chelsea 3-2 at the London Stadium in Saturday’s early kick-off thanks to Arthur Masuaku snatching an 87th-minute winner. Central midfield: Mario Vrancic (Stoke) - 7.35 ratingPartnering Swift in the middle of the park with a WhoScored.com rating of 7.35 is Stoke star Mario Vrancic. With it being on home soil, home crowd, you can either crumble or take that and add it as an extra string to your bow, and I think they will really deliveron the day. Smith, who retired in 2017 and was the Lionesses' record scorer with 46 goals being surpassed by Ellen White in November, was speaking on Wednesday as the Football Association and Barclays hosted the 'Biggest Ever Football Session' for girls in schools across the country. It's a difficult one again because you don't want to be saddled with a 30-year-old-plus player that is past his best and on good money. Kevin de Bruyne's elegant 20-yard shot put the world's number one ranked side in front in the 12th minute. I never had a doubt we would score them it's just a matter of time. Man of the match - Conor GallagherCrystal Palace's Chelsea loanee single-handedly wrestled them back from the jaws of another painful defeat, and gave his team-mates the belief they needed to finally compete. Mateta drove down the right of the area, swinging his cross around the goalkeeper, who had come out to put him off. Romelu Lukaku and Hakim Ziyech were spotted having a lengthy animated conversation during the draw at Brighton, but Tuchel believes his players will be refreshed in time for their London derby with Spurs. That's the gap they gained this time last year when they beat City 3-1 at Anfield. And that was it, wasn't it? Man City's noticeable style change Manchester City get the job done. The clash between the two top-four hopefuls features in this week's Super 6 Extra round, where you could win £5,000 for free by predicting what will unfold when these two collide. And as the final whistle sounded after the sort of thrill ride that has been the Argentine's template during his time in charge, this time ending in a Kilmarnock vs Rangers Live Match Statistics Day: Sunday. Sunday UTC ; Kick Off: 07:00. 14:00 GMT ; Venue: Rugby Park (Kilmarnock) ; Half Time: 1 - 0 ; Full Time: 2 - 1. Asked about the performance of Saul Niguez, who has been seen only fleetingly since his summer arrival from Atletico Madrid and endured another lacklustre night in St Petersburg, Tuchel said that the immediate aftermath of the game was not the time to talk about individuals, and that Chelsea must confront collective responsibility for recent failings. I know people will say they hit the bar and Jose Sa made a good save, but surely Man Utd should make more than just two chances a game, especially at home. Form and head to head stats Kilmarnock vs Rangers Scottish Cup match Kilmarnock vs Rangers 09.02.2019. Preview and stats followed by live commentary, video highlights and match report. Settling back in the ChampionshipAs is usually the case for promoted teams, survival was the ultimate goal for Coventry last season; a chance to get to grips with the Championship after quite a sizeable amount of time playing at a lower level. Sometimes, football is out of your control but other times, you may feel as if you've reached your maximum. It was very pleasing. Man of the Match - Dom Solanke Lee Hendrie on Sky Sports Football: His goal was brilliant, his work ethic was brilliant and his hold-up play. Beyond Salah, the undoubted hero of the team has been goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal or ‘Gabski’ who came on as a sub against the Ivorians and went on the save a decisive Eric Bailly penalty in the shootout. Derby responded six minutes before the break as Bird fired a first-time volley from Paddy McNair's clearing header that managed to squeeze its way through a crowd of bodies and into the bottom left corner to send the travelling support wild. Xavi played for Barcelona for 17 years, making 767 appearances and winning 25 trophies, including four Champions League wins and eight league titles. The Frenchman, who is only just back from a long-term leg injury, was excellent in one-on-one scenarios and stopped promising attacks from Gotze and Zahavi in the second half with some well-timed tackles. And, finally, we're keen to know how well these may help with cushioning a ball that's been fizzed across the astro-turf on a wet Wednesday evening. Kilmarnock vs Rangers - live score, predicted lineups and About the match​​ Kilmarnock is playing home against Rangers at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park on Wed, Feb 26, 2025, 20:00 UTC. This is Round 28 of the Premiership. A bit sad it is not gone down for me, I want to score, but most important is to win. The equaliser was Nicolas Pepe's moment to savour. He said: I'm fully supportive of Funso and he knows that. That was probably a touch harsh on my part. The speed of movement and the way he glided across those pitches tells you he was ahead of his time.